Hook Alignment Device Using Semi-Rigid Encasing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing fishing lures with non-fixed connecting sections between hooks and lures make it difficult to set hooks effectively, as hooks can move out of alignment during a fish attack, leading to missed catches, and a fully rigid connection can allow fish to escape.
Innovation Solution
A method to align and fix fishing hooks relative to the lure using encasing or woven materials to maintain alignment without being too rigid, allowing for immediate hook penetration while preventing fish escape.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If non-fixed connecting sections are used to allow hooks to move freely, then the lure can adapt to different fishing conditions, but the hook alignment becomes unstable and hook setting becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The connecting section has different properties in different directions: it allows movement in some directions (adaptability) while maintaining rigid alignment in the critical hook-setting direction (stability). This local differentiation resolves the contradiction between freedom of movement and alignment stability.
Solution Approach 2:
The connecting section transitions from a completely static rigid connection to a dynamic semi-rigid structure that can adapt its stiffness based on operational conditions, allowing hook movement during retrieval while maintaining alignment during hook setting.
2Reliability
If a fully rigid connection is used between lure and hook, then hook alignment is maintained, but the fish can use the rigid connection as a fulcrum to escape
Solution Approach 1:
The connecting section provides rigid alignment stability at the hook-lure connection point while introducing controlled flexibility in other areas, preventing the fish from using the entire connection as a fulcrum for escape.
Solution Approach 2:
The connecting section changes the mechanical parameters of the connection, transitioning from a fully rigid structure to a semi-rigid structure with controlled flexibility, thereby maintaining alignment while reducing escape leverage.
3Adaptability or versatility
If hooks are allowed to drift downward due to gravity when lure is paused, then natural movement is achieved, but hook alignment is lost and immediate hook penetration is compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The connecting section dynamically responds to gravitational forces during lure pauses, maintaining alignment through its semi-rigid structure while still allowing natural movement patterns, thus preserving both alignment precision and natural movement adaptability.
Data Source
AI summary
Methods for aligning a fishing hook to a fishing lure are disclosed herein. The fishing hook may be attached to the fishing lure either directly or with the use of a connector components. The fishing hook may be aligned such that the longitudinal axis of the hook is inline with or parallel to the longitudinal axis of the fishing lure. The alignment may be secured via an encasing method, where the lure, connector components, and hook are secured by wrapping the connection mechanisms to limit movement of the hook relative to the lure. In other embodiments, the alignment may be secured via a woven method, where the connection mechanisms are secured by interweaving a rigid but pliable member through each connection mechanism component.